419 scam: "information" <information@qatarambassade.com> RE:CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- revadams_unpayoffice1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "information" <information@qatarambassade.com>
Reply-To: revadams_unpayoffice1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 07:33:48 -0400
Subject: RE:CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.

Attn Beneficiary,

Under the United Nations scam victims rehabilitation scheme, We have
received an official notification today 29-05-2012 from MR
RONALD MOUTON who claimed that you have authorized him to handle
everything concerning the release of your inheritance Fund which is
$2.5Million(US DOLLARS), as he has confirmed to us that you
are now in the Hospital taking care of your illness, but in
consideration to the nature of our Official services here, we deem it
necessary that we should get in touch with you first for confirmation
before we can proceed with his request, therefore, we need your prompt
instruction to proceed with him in this matter or not.

Below is the Bank account details that he has already forwarded to us
for the purpose of remitting the fund to him, thus:-

NAME;RONALD MOUTON
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: 3407 OLD SPANISH TRAIL
ACCOUNT NAME: SUZANNE MOUTON
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 586012358866
ROUTING NUMBER: 113000023
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N

NOTE: The release of the fund will be fixed as soon as we receive your
prompt response to this message therefore, it is very important that
you should get in touch with us for immediate confirmation. If you
need further information, feel free to get in touch with us by mail or
call our Financial Officer, REV DR ADAMS SMITH, on his Official email
address(revadams_unpayoffice1@yahoo.fr) soon as you receive this
message.

Thanks and best regards.

Mrs,Grace Usman(Secretary)

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